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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 3353497, member: 5833&quot;]The cameos are &#039;real&#039;, natural shell &amp; hand carved, but this alone does not give them any great value.&nbsp; As you&nbsp; yourself noted:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And quality of carving is everything.&nbsp; These cameos are more whittled than carved.&nbsp; Early in this thread someone asked what things to watch for when looking at cameos.&nbsp; I listed them in this post:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/#post-315139" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/#post-315139">CAMEOS: Show &amp; Tell or Ask &amp; Answer</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Small, poorly cut shell cameos of the pretty lady type that are not even very pretty do not meet the criteria.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It would be a maker&#039;s mark.&nbsp; (Sorry, no, I don&#039;t recognize.)&nbsp; A hallmark tells you something about the quality of the metal, like your 9ct mark.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Certainly not antique.&nbsp; Post WWII - 1950s would be my guess.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you mean value beyond what you paid for it, suspect not, or not much.&nbsp; If you mean value as part of a collection of cameos, no, not really.&nbsp; On the other hand, if you&#039;re collecting mid-century costume bracelets, this would fit right in.&nbsp; If you like it &amp; would wear it, that&#039;s another kind of value.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are proceeding sensibly by not spending much when you&#039;re uncertain about value.&nbsp; The main way to learn about cameos is to look at lots of them, as you are doing.&nbsp; It&#039;s really no different than learning about sculpture.&nbsp; You might be interested in this discussion:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-pieces-of-art-or-craft.57189/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-pieces-of-art-or-craft.57189/">Cameos. Pieces of art or craft?</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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